Results: Ochs taken first in NWSL Supplemental Draft

Stephanie Ochs, seen here playing for USD, was selected first overall in Thursday's Supplemental Draft.

The Washington Spirit made former University of San Diego forward Stephanie Ochs the first pick in Thursday’s National Women’s Soccer League Supplemental Draft, a process that allocated 45 players to the league’s eight clubs.

Defender Nikki Krzysik (Seattle), midfielder Joanna Lohman (Boston), and former U.S. Women’s National Team regular Lindsay Tarpley (Chicago) were also selected out the top-half of the draft’s first round.

Ochs, 23, was the third pick in last year’s Women’s Professional Soccer college draft before the league ceased operations. The San Diego-raised attacker made three appearances for the U.S. U-23s in 2012, scoring once.

With the second pick, Seattle Reign FC selected former WPS Best XI selection Nikki Krzysik. The University of Virginia graduate, 25, spent two seasons with the Philadelphia Independence after beginning her WPS career in Chicago.

Chicago opened eyes with the fourth pick, selecting former U.S. national team standout Lindsay Tarpley. The 29-year-old attacker, capped 125 times at the senior level, has not played since suffering an ACL injury in the buildup to the 2011 World Cup.

Portland also made news with the eighth overall selection, picking veteran defender Tina Ellertson. Ellertson had announced earlier this week via Twitter that she would be taking the season off for family reasons.

Thursday’s Supplemental Draft was the final step in the four-part process the NWSL used to stock the league’s eight club rosters. The initial step, allocation of United States, Canadian, and Mexican national team players, took place in January. A mid-January college draft was following by a period of limited free agency. A selection of unsigned players were identified for today’s Supplemental Draft, allowing teams to round-out their rosters.